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The Danish Frigate Program
Briefer: Cdr. S.g. Per HesselbergProject Manager Danish Frigate Program
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Key figures
Cost of one frigate approx 313 million $
Design based on the best principles fromthe Navy tradition and civiliancontainership experience
Diesel propulsion, speed 29+ Knots
Endurance 9.300 NM at 18 knots
Crew size 116
Pre investment in future upgrades Reuse of modulated and containerized
weapon systems
Same AAW suite as the Germans and
Dutch Frigates
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Key figures
Platform build at Odense Steel Ship yardfrom June 2008 to January 2012.
Military installation, test and certification
by DALO from January 2011 to December2014.
Maximum project manning 100engineers, officers and skilled workers in
2012 and 2013 all in all.
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Total available Budget for theProgram
46 %
PLATFORM
48%
OTHER
3%WEAPONS/ELEKTRONIC
13%
AIR DEFENSE
35%
656 mio. Euro/940 mio. $4.928 bil DKK
Reused equipment157 mio. Euro/209 mio. $1.179 bil DKK
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Procurement & design
Reuse of containerized weapons
Of design elements from the ABSALON-CLASS
Gained experience from ABSALON -CLASS
Design to Cost
The safe option
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Development ofThe new Danish Navy
From technical specifications to functional demands.Use of Flex concept in all ships design since the millennium.Use of DNV, NAVAL standards.Reuse design elements between different ship classes.Use of civilian standards whenever possible especially withIT.
Redundant passive fiber network for multi purposes.Same Combat Management System in all lager units.Standard Racks for all weapon, sensor, communication andIT systems in all lager units.
Same Integrated Platform Management System in Frigatesand Flexible Support Ships.
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Corporation with theindustry
Private/public Partnership indesigning and specifyingphases.
Corporation during ship build
Design to cost
Better solutions
Flexible Contracts
Cost saving/sharing
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Sensor systems
AIR WARNING RADAR/IFF
THALES SMART-L
NAV-RADAR
FURUNO
FLIR
SEA STAR
ESM
EDO
HMSATLAS
MULTI FUNCTION RADAR
THALES APARHELO approach
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Weapon systems
ASWTORPEDOEurotorp
MU90
SAM (SR)Raytheon
ESSM
SSM (LR)McDonald-Douglas
Harpoon
CIWSOerlikon Contraves
35 mm
GunOto Melare
76 mm
MULTI-MISSILE LAUNCHERLockheed Martin Mk41
DECOYS, GPMG
Gun
Oto Melare76 mm
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Capacity
SMART-L, range APAR, range, fire control numbers
MK41, 32 cells.
MK56, 24 ESSM. Harpoon, 16 missiles Block 2
Oto Melara 3.
Millenium 35 mm. MU90, numbers.
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Comparison Main Data
Sachsen-KL GE LCF, NL IVER-cl.
Length 143,0 m 144,3 m 138,7 m
Beam 17,4 m 18,8 m 19,8 m
Draft 5,0 m 5,2 m 5,79 m
Displacement 5600 t 6048 t 6649 t
Speed 29+ kn 28,5 kn 28+ kn
Crew 225/255 168/227 116/165+
Endurance 4000 nm
@ 18 kn
5000 nm
@ 18 kn
9300nm
@ 18 kn
Organic air 2 medium
helo
1 mediumhelo
1 mediumhelo and 1
UAV
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Dual air defense system
76 MM GUN
Operator
Operator
CIWS
SSIU
CEROS
FWD
C
WI
CEROS
AFT
C
W
I
SSIU
SSIUSSIU
AAW
Interface
Unit
SSIU
AAW
Gateway
MIC-
MK41
APAR
MK41
Launcher
C-Flex
ConsoleC-Flex
ConsoleC-Flex
Console
C-Flex LAN
SMART-L
SSIU
Operator
CEROS
Director
CEROS
Director
76 MM GUN
MK56Launcher
MK56
Launcher
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Network philosophy
The Passive 4 node fiber network Maximum flexibility and security
You design whatever network you need
144 pairs
72 pairs
Combat Intelligence CenterApparatus room
4 pairs Cabin
3 classified networks, ie.FIINNSWANCENTRIX
1 fiber & 4 CU networksTelephone
MediaInternetSpare
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The system is divided into layers
Common layer:
Application layer:
C-Flex software architecture
Common functionality
Database
Operating System
API
Application
1
MMI
API
Application
2
MMI
API
Application
3
MMI
API
Application
4
MMI
API
Application
n
MMICommon MMI Style:
Interface:
CMS SystemC-FLEX
Weapon Management System
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Integrated Platform Management system
sensor
sCCTV
Switch
I/O
I/O
Switch
I/O
I/O
Switch
I/O
I/O Switch
I/O
I/O
Switch
I/O
I/O
Switch
I/O
I/
O Switch
I/O
I/O
Damagezone
Switch
I/O
I/O
Switch
PLCPLCPLC
DisplayDisplay
cDisplay
PCPC
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CIC-layout
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Infrastructure Frigates
Standard racksPowerSurvellianceCooling FWPatch panels
Add on armour
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Propulsion
4 x MTU 8000: 4 x 8200 kWTotal kW 32800
2 RENK gear, transmission 1 : 6,085
MAN B&W, Propeller shaft
C.P.P. propeller diameter 4,3 meter
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construction & build 1st Frigate
RDN use
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
RDN use
Military restinstallation
& Test
RDN use
RDN final use
Danish Frigate Program main plan
Military Installation reducedconfiguration & Test 1st Frigate
construction & build 2nd Frigate
construction & build 3rd Frigate
Military Installation & Test 3rd Frigate
Project plan
Military Installation & Test 2nd Frigate
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Strengths
Endurance Flexibility
Automation, 6.000 sensor points inIPMS
Infrastructure Growth margin
Time between overhaul and docking
Automated maintains schedule from
SAP/R3 ashore
Corporation with Germany andHolland concerning AAWS
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Weaknesses
Crew size
Only one Helicopter
No full Area Defense yet
Only 32 Cells in MK41, butadditional launchers for ESSM
No active self protection/decoy
Only Sea Gnat
Limited NGS capacity
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Expansion possibilities
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ESSMRaytheon Mk56
SSM 2x8Harpoon
Gun 3
Oto Melare
Gun 3Oto Melare
MULTI-MISSILE LAUNCHERLockheed Martin Mk41
DECOYS, GPMG
CIWSMillenium
ASWTORPEDO
MU90
Gun 5CIWS
Prepared for:UUV
UAVVDS/ATAS
AIR WARNING RADAR/IFF
THALES SMART-LMULTI FUNCTION RADAR
THALES APAR
Expansion possibilities
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External interest
Briefing of the European Union, Defense workingcomity, modularity, January 2013
Briefing at ASNE and NAVSEA in Washington ,February 2013.
Briefing Canadian Navy July 2013 and February
2014. Visit at German Ministry of Defense October 2013.
Visit from German Defense Procurement (BWB) inFebruary 2014.
Briefing of USN in Washington 1st and 2ndMay2014.
Briefing of Foreign Comparative test team, OSD inDenmark 5thMay 2014.
Visit of RADM D. Lewis, USN 12thand 13thMAY2014 in Denmark.